The deceased is absolved of the debt when his sons take it on
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a man borrows money and then dies, and his sons say, "Our father's debt is upon us," is the father's liability discharged? It is known that they delayed repayment for several years.
Answer:
The father's liability is not discharged until the debt is repaid. If they repay it, the father's liability is discharged. As for them taking it upon themselves, saying they have taken it upon themselves, no, it remains in the father's liability even if they take it upon themselves.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a man borrows money and then dies, and his sons say, "Our father's debt is upon us," is the father's liability discharged? It is known that they delayed repayment for several years.
Answer:
The father's liability is not discharged until the debt is repaid. If they repay it, the father's liability is discharged. As for them taking it upon themselves, saying they have taken it upon themselves, no, it remains in the father's liability even if they take it upon themselves.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-07-1438 هـ — alfawzan.live (1:15:11)
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